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Day: August 22, 2019

NOSTALGIA FOR THE PS WAVERLEY

August 22, 2019 heaneymedia

Are you one of the many thousands who are missing the PS Waverley. The old girl is off having her boiler repaired right now. She

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  • TERRORISM: Far right extremism most common terror-linked ideology in Scotland
  • Scottish Government’s new land register to cause ‘significant difficulty’ say Churches
  • SNP must order Police Scotland to record all rapists as men, say Tory MSPs

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HEALTH: Doctor recognised with lifetime achievement award 

HEALTH: Doctor recognised with lifetime achievement award 

By Democrat reporter A doctor from the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow has been recognised with a prestigious award for his work in developing

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Jailing of trans rapist Isla Bryson is ‘shambles’, says prison chief

Jailing of trans rapist Isla Bryson is ‘shambles’, says prison chief

Isla Bryson was convicted of the rapes of two women which were said to have been carried out before she changed gender. By Lucy Ashton

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PETRIE HEADS ITALIAN UNIVERSITY LECTURERS TAKING COURT ACTION ON PAY

PETRIE HEADS ITALIAN UNIVERSITY LECTURERS TAKING COURT ACTION ON PAY

By Lucy Ashton The European Commission is threatening to take Italy before the Court of Justice of the European Union in two months should Italy

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TERRORISM: Far right extremism most common terror-linked ideology in Scotland

TERRORISM: Far right extremism most common terror-linked ideology in Scotland

Police Scotland – Semper Vigilo – always watchful for first signs of terrorism. Author: Jamie Mann in The Ferret Far right extremism was the most

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Scottish Government’s new land register to cause ‘significant difficulty’ say Churches

Scottish Government’s new land register to cause ‘significant difficulty’ say Churches

By Bill Heaney A new Scottish Government register of who has a control over land has been criticised by Church leaders for the way it

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SNP must order Police Scotland to record all rapists as men, say Tory MSPs

SNP must order Police Scotland to record all rapists as men, say Tory MSPs

Friday 27 January 2023 By Lucy Ashton SNP ministers have been urged today to order Police Scotland to record anyone charged or convicted of rape

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RELIGION: ‘HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT A CRIME … BUT IT IS A SIN’

RELIGION: ‘HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT A CRIME … BUT IT IS A SIN’

By Brendan Walsh, editor of The Tablet Many thought playing a major football tournament in Qatar, where homosexuality is outlawed, was wrong; it was pointed

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CHILD ABUSE: Spiritans told abuse survivor they would deny everything and ‘get him’ for costs

CHILD ABUSE: Spiritans told abuse survivor they would deny everything and ‘get him’ for costs

Dr John Connolly had ‘carried the twisted, damaging attempted destruction of his life for nearly 60 years’ Dr John Connolly recalled being disciplined at Willow

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